iPhone 18 Pro: Apple's C2 Modem to Support 5G Satellite Connectivity

Apple's next-generation C2 modem will bring support for 5G satellite connectivity to this year's iPhone 18 Pro models, based on claims made by a Chinese leaker.
In a post on Weibo, the account "Fixed Focus Digital" said that Apple's C2 baseband modem – expected to debut in iPhone 18 Pro models – will support NR-NTN, or New Radio Non-Terrestrial Networks.
The NR-NTN standard can relate to direct phone-to-satellite links as well as the use of satellites as backhaul for carrier networks